Tom, I can do the resolutions etc. What format do you want, PNG, JPG, GIF or other? Can you animate the dots? If so, how best to do it?
Thanks Steve On 5 December 2011 18:51, Tom Gall <tom.g...@linaro.org> wrote: > Hi Steve, > > Thanks for the reply. > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Steve Taylor <steve.tay...@linaro.org> > wrote: > > Tom and all, > > > > Thank you all for your input on the desktop background images and thanks > > especially to Tom for generating the original images. I am trying to copy > > all the people that may have been involved in the various threads about > > this. > > > > As many of you know, I have been looking to get images that can be used > as > > boot, desktop and presentation backgrounds generated so we can use > > consistent images. Unfortunately, I cannot achieve that in time for the > > current release. I had hoped that with some minor adjustments, we could > take > > Tom's gimp images and re-purpose them, but after looking at this and > getting > > input from others, I don't want us to be sending out completely new > "brand" > > images. For this release, I propose we use something based on our current > > material (th pop up banners an existing presentations). This will be > boring, > > but it will only be temporary and won't send us off in a new direction. > > The reason why I had created the various new pieces that I had > forwarded to you was the existing materials did not work for both > design and technical reasons. The engineering goal had been set to get > linaro branding into 11.12 time is short. > > What I had put together will work for technical side of things however > if they don't met the design side of things, I'm all ears to address > that. As mentioned in my emails to you, I was and am still looking for > any and all feedback as it would be great if we could still meet the > 11.12 goal. > > > We can then aim to launch the "new" direction with 12.01 (and then at > Linaro > > Connect). We will get to this new direction in two stages: stage 1 will > be > > about gathering ideas - like Tom's gimp image and Zach's > > porscheeveryday.com. If you have any ideas or examples now, please send > them > > to me. Stage 2 will be getting a designer to work up the best couple of > > ideas. if you'd like to be involved in choosing the "best", let me know. > > If I'm to understand the process you're proposing correctly, you'd > like to open things up in the 12.01 time frame where people would > email some number of submissions and then a design firm would be hired > to work on this submissions and the output of that would be what would > be used in a future release? > > > I have created the "boring" proposal and saved it on google > > docs: > https://docs.google.com/a/linaro.org/?tab=mo#folders/0B86d5fQjXM3zYTQyNWU1NTItMDI3OC00YjBjLTlmOTItMDYwMTU1MDI0ODI4 > . I'd > > like to use this for the current release (if possible). There is a GIF > file, > > a PPT and a PPS PPT show file. The PPS file animates the dots so that > there > > is an activity scale (wiping in from left to right and repeated)... If > you > > need this as some other type of file, let me know. > > I've looked at what you've suggested for the boot background. It is > currently not in the right format nor the correct resolution, nor the > correct aspect ratio for use as a boot splash for what is needed. It > also does not also fill the other need that we have which is for a > wall paper. All of this is fixable. > > I'm guessing you had missed the follow graphic that i had submitted to > you especially for the purpose of boot splash as I hadn't received any > feedback on it. http://people.linaro.org/~tgall/LinaroBootSplash.png > > > Regardless, and in the interest of 11.12, I can massage what you have > as bootsplash if so desired but ideally I think it would be better if > you regenerated it to the specs we've discussed so as to keep the feel > you're aiming for. > > How would you like to proceed? > > Thanks! > > Tom > > > Many thanks > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > On 5 December 2011 15:37, Dave Martin <dave.mar...@linaro.org> wrote: > >> > >> On Fri, Dec 02, 2011 at 09:35:19AM -0600, Andy Doan wrote: > >> > On 12/02/2011 04:55 AM, Alexander Sack wrote: > >> > > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Riku Voipio < > riku.voi...@linaro.org > >> > > <mailto:riku.voi...@linaro.org>> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > On 2 December 2011 00:56, Tom Gall <tom.g...@linaro.org > >> > > <mailto:tom.g...@linaro.org>> wrote: > >> > > > one of the blueprints we have for 11.12 is to modify the > >> > > LEB/ALIP > >> > > > images so they include more linaro branding. A linaro > wallpaper, > >> > > maybe > >> > > > a linaro image as the system is booting, that kind of thing. > >> > > > >> > > And android images as well? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > I created it in gimp. > >> > > > >> > > > http://people.linaro.org/~tgall/LinaroDesktop-1920x1080-1.png > >> > > < > http://people.linaro.org/%7Etgall/LinaroDesktop-1920x1080-1.png> > >> > > > >> > > Cool. Perhaps antialising the Linaro logo would be a nice > >> > > addition? > >> > > Assuming it is not hard to do in gimp. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > 1. Looks good as a start. We can always improve from there. > >> > >> The people who do the visuals for Linaro Connect seem to produce good > >> stuff -- the the styles are not dissimilar. Maybe they could work > >> something up based on our ideas? > >> > >> > > > >> > > 2. For android I have this awesome idea to make an active wallpaper > >> > > edition > >> > > out of this ... kind of the green lines pumping a bit or having a > few > >> > > flaring dots > >> > > moving through the background maze. Anyone in the android team knows > >> > > how to do such an active wallpaper? How much effort is that? > >> > > >> > You basically create an Android app. here's a minimal example: > >> > > >> > > >> > < > http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/CubeLiveWallpaper/src/com/example/android/livecubes/cube1/CubeWallpaper1.html > > > >> > >> Do we have someone who can do this for Ubuntu/GNOME? > >> > >> But please, not too much. > >> > >> Cheers > >> ---Dave > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Steve Taylor, Director of Marketing > > > > Linaro > > Lockton House > > Clarendon Rd > > Cambridge > > CB2 8FH > > > > Linaro.org │ Open source software for ARM SoCs > > Follow Linaro: Facebook | Twitter | Blog > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Tom > > "Where's the kaboom!? 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